A random collection of observations on life in Chicago and Rogers Park 60626...

Sunday, March 04, 2007

register and vote

I'm guessing that most folks reading this are already registered to vote. If you're not already registered and are eligible to vote, I hope that you will consider registering before the 4/17 run-off election.

Voter turnout in the 49th ward was a bit disappointing, only 34.84%, marginally better than the citywide average of 33%. For city totals by ward, click here. I did another version of this table, sorting the results by voter turnout (from lowest to highest), and sorting by # of registered voters (same order).

Noting the number of registered voters in the 49th ward vs. the population, I wondered what percentage of the non-registered residents were eligible to vote (adult U.S. citizens). Does anyone know how big that gap is?